Van Deusen, Matthias Testimony regarding the Livingston's rights to Taghkanic and the Manor
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02871 Author/Creator: Van Deusen, Matthias Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1753/08/23 Pagination: 1p. + docket 31 x 19.2 cm Order a Copy
In the trial of Robert and Johannis Van Deusen v. Josiah Loomis, Matthias Van Deusen declares that "the place called Taghkanick now lies and has been as long as this Deponent can remember in the County of Albany and within the Province of New York." He also states that the farms owned by the Halenbook's and Josiah Loomis lie within this territory. Van Deusen signed with his mark.
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